femto-
English
Etymology
From Danish femten (“fifteen”), and the previous name of the femtometre, the fermi.
Prefix
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femto-
- In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−15 (short scale quadrillionth or long scale billiardth). Symbol: f.
- Antonym: peta-
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with femto-
Translations
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Czech
Derived terms
Czech terms prefixed with femto-
Further reading
- femto- in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
Danish
Etymology
Created in 1962, by the Danish physicist Henning Højgaard Jensen (1918–2001), from the number femten (“fifteen”).
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfemto-/, [ˈfe̞mt̪o̞-]
Derived terms
Finnish terms prefixed with femto-
Further reading
- “femto-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Derived terms
French terms prefixed with femto-
Indonesian
Etymology
From English femto-, from Danish femten (“fifteen”), and the previous name of the femtometre, the fermi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɛmto]
- Hyphenation: fém‧to
Prefix
fémto
- femto-: in the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−15. Symbol: f.
Derived terms
Category Indonesian terms prefixed with femto- not found
Further reading
- “femto-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛm.tɔ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛmtɔ
- Syllabification: fem‧to
Derived terms
Category Polish terms prefixed with femto- not found
Further reading
- femto- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
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